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Hunt for Crested Saguaro

My friend Joe and I took a hike near Sycamore Creek to document crested (cristate) saguaro. Joe has been hunting these for years, bagging (locating, geo-marking, photographing, and cataloging) over 600 during that time. Here are some miscellaneous shots from that hike.

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Joe photographing a crested hedgehog cactus
Joe photographing a crested hedgehog cactus		 Crested hedgehog cactus
Crested hedgehog cactus		 Chickory flowers
Chickory flowers		 Pre-blooms on staghorn cholla
Pre-blooms on staghorn cholla
Crested saguaro 1 close-up
Crested saguaro 1 close-up		 Crested saguaro 1
Crested saguaro 1		 Saguaro hillside
Saguaro hillside		 Prickly Pear at the saddle
Prickly Pear at the saddle
Joe hydrating at the saddle
Joe hydrating at the saddle		 View to the northeast from saddle
View to the northeast from saddle		 The hills are alive
The hills are alive		 Sotol on saddle
Sotol on saddle
Sotol blooms
Sotol blooms		 Desert anemone
Desert anemone		 Caterpillar
Caterpillar		 Sotol and Joe
Sotol and Joe
Crested saguaro 2 and Joe
Crested saguaro 2 and Joe		 Red flowers 1
Red flowers 1		 Crested saguaro 2
Crested saguaro 2		 Crested saguaro 2 closeup
Crested saguaro 2 closeup
Crested saguaro 2 and Joe again
Crested saguaro 2 and Joe again		 Red flowers 2
Red flowers 2		 Blooming hedgehog
Blooming hedgehog		 Crested saguaro arm
Crested saguaro arm
Crested saguaro 3
Crested saguaro 3		 Crested saguaro 3 and Joe
Crested saguaro 3 and Joe		 Blooming hedgehog in it's natural habitat
Blooming hedgehog in it's natural habitat		 Dead tree above Indian Wash
Dead tree above Indian Wash
Joe leading the way along Indian Wash
Joe leading the way along Indian Wash		 Filling the emergency bottle
Filling the emergency bottle		 Desert waterfall
Desert waterfall		 Indian Wash landscape 1
Indian Wash landscape 1
Indian Wash landscape 2
Indian Wash landscape 2		 Green thing
Green thing		 Panorama featuring Joe and a sotol plant
Panorama featuring Joe and a sotol plant

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moebeldana15-Apr-2015 07:45
Very nice
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